Informer
Op-Ed: Why We Need A Manifesto For Creative Wellbeing Not More IWD Platitudes
An Op-Ed not to be missed by CEO Tamara Cincik. Tamara explores why we need a manifesto for creative wellbeing not more International Women’s Day platitudes.
“Who else is bored? Bored of the neverending pendulum swing between riding a tide of adrenalin infused empowerment, and a continuous news cycle which highlights the endemic structural issues women and girls face. I know I am, and I know I am not alone.”
OP-ED: Fashion Is Broken, Is Policy The Answer?
Amelia Twine, founded Sustainable Fashion Week in the UK and also chairs Fashion Roundtable's Sustainability and Justice Committee. Here she shares more about the issues with the fast-fashion model and the traction that the partnership between Shein and the Or Foundation received last week, as well as the waste and human rights issues prevalent in the sector. Amelia calls on policy decisions that level the playing field to prompt the action required for accountability needed now.
Today's inaugural meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion
Today sees the first meeting of the newly formed All Party Parliamentary Group for Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion (ESF APPG) with Fashion Roundtable working as the secretariat, working closely with Baroness Lola Young of Hornsey, Hubbub and CSF.
How can we regulate the living wage in the UK garment sector?
The fashion industry will be vastly affected by our new relationship with the EU. As low pay continues to be the status-quo in the garment sector, we must call for strong international regulation that legally obliges companies to guarantee a living wage across their supply chain.